i watched a history program on bbc 2 last november about muslim soldiers during WWI and they had the only british Imam currently in the armend forces (i guess he covers all of them) he was'nt in 95's

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I'm sure there was an article on the BBC website about it. Can't find it now mind....Wasn't in uniform but had accepted role as Iman to the Army / Armed Forces. From memory he was quite a young looking chap.

On a different note, the Reg I've joined has been trying to get a Padres organised. Willing candidate found, biggest problem has been getting him a medical organised I was told by the ROSO... Mind you, that doesn't set him apart in the modern TA does it?

I recall a particularly contrary soldier who changed his religion to 'Wiccan' because he had discovered that it was not on the army list of major recognised religions and would therefore initiate a firestorm of paperwork for the battery clerk - with whom he was having a spat!

He should have put down heathen. I believe it's ok for them to date outside of their marriage, as long as the other party is of a different religion.... otherwise that'd be adultery and against army code of conduct..